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Western Canada has no shortage of stories on all kinds of entertainment.

Within these pages, search out your favourite destination, or search for things to do based on your interest, such as music. @FestivalSeekers, we’ve produced many stories guaranteed to ignite your passion to explore music, food, arts and cultural experiences.

Eating a roasted pig’s eye after watching the giant tires of a competitor’s truck roll over the side of your vehicle mid-race has to be one of the more stomach-churning insults ever added to near-injury in any sport.

It had been more than two decades ago since I’d picked up a musical instrument – a stint playing a saxophone for a few semesters in junior high. But within 15 minutes “Kool” Ray Martens had me laying down a groovy line on the bass guitar alongside a couple of his bandmates.

Plaid Goat Mountain Bike Fest is set to become a no brainer in early summer because it promises to be not only packed with rad mountain bike rides but also liquid – and local – refreshment. And it’s all for a good cause.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/rockymountainhouse It was a smorgasbord of “Canadiana,” if there ever was one. In four fun-filled hours we ate maple taffy, went dog-sledding, listened to foot-stomping fiddle music, ate bannock...

"Sausage on a bun with sauerkraut,” Kris Kringle requested as I sat across from him at Sandy’s Ukrainian Kitchen in Nanaimo. If you’re ever wondering what Santa Claus would order for lunch at a Ukrainian restaurant, there you have it.